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Topic: It may seem that managing a successful travel program in our current environment requires a Magic 8 ball. What are the trends? What are the essential needs for your organization and for your travelers? This presentation will be of interest to buyers and suppliers to give a holistic view for a thriving travel program. 

Travel Strategy: Your Roadmap for Success
Cart before the horse, out in front of your skies – idioms that ring too true for many things in travel. Join Will Tate, Partner at GoldSpring Consulting, as he presents Travel Strategy: Your Roadmap for Success.

We’ll discuss building the 3 foundations to a successful travel strategy: your company profile, your platform, and your category management. We’ll focus on success points from both seller and buyer perspectives outlining partnership best practices.

Speaker: Will Tate, Partner, Goldspring Consulting

Will Tate is owner and partner at GoldSpring Consulting.  He began his career at Ernst & Young.  Will moved to Dresser Industries where he led global operational and financial audits across 30 countries.  He then served as global travel manager for Dressler, consolidating a global travel spend of $100+million. In 2000, Will joined Management Alternatives, Inc., where he served as senior vice president and also developed a software solution to quantify the effectiveness of travel management programs in a multi-dimensional format.

A thought leader and sought-out expert in the travel industry, Will frequently moderates and speaks at industry events. He has taught many industry courses and co-authored the GBTA course “Fundamentals of Business Travel Management.” Will is a Certified Public Accountant and received his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Texas Tech University

 Meeting Agenda:

12:00pm - 12:15pm - Announcements and Introductions

12:15pm - 1:pm - Presentation/Q & A

Location: Virtual Meeting

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